Background
Brown, Rufus E. was born on June 9, 1944 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.
Brown, Rufus E. was born on June 9, 1944 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States.
University of Maine (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1969). Law Clerk to Judge Charles Fahey, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1969-1970.
Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, Office of Attorney General of the State of Maine, 1978-1985.
Leighton v. Fleet Bank of Maine, 634 A.2d 453 (Maine. 1993); New England Whitewater Center, Incorporated. v. Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 550 A.2d 56 (Maine. 1988); Mattern Hatchery, Incorporated. et us., Plaintiffs, v. Bayside Enterprises, Incorporated., Defendant, 775 F.Supp. 803 (M.D.Pa. 1991).Worked at Brown & Burke (Portland, Master of Engineering) specializing in Commercial Litigation (including Banking, Insurance and Business Torts), Administrative Law, Employment Law, and Intellectual Property Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, District of Columbia. 1979, Maine.
Law Clerk to Judge Charles Fahey, United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1969-1970.
Assistant Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, Office of Attorney General of the State of Maine, 1978-1985. Author: "Some Thoughts on Effective Briefing Before the Maine Law Court," 1 Maine Bar Journal 8, 1986.
"Reform of The Rules for Attachment," 7 Maine Bar Journal 76 (1992). "Constitutional Limitations of State Insurance Regulation," Volume 29 Torts & INSJ 651 (1994).
Litigating Constitutional Issues in the Administrative Process," Volume 10 Maine Bar Journal, 1995.
Adjunct Professor, University of Maine School of Law, Advanced Legal Writing, 1995. Member, Maine Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1980-1994. The firm of Brown & Burke was formed in 1993, following Mr.
Brown"s service as Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation in the Maine Attorney General" General’ s Office and litigation chair for a prominent Portland law firm.
Mississippi Burke brings to the firm her experience with one of Portland"s major litigation firms. Their practice focuses on the delivery of aggressive, sophisticated litigation services at cost effective prices and small firm attention to clients.
Member, Maine Civil Rules Advisory Committee, 1980-1994.